Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-04

The senate passed a substitute for the
resolution to investigate the Pacific rail.
roads, with important amendments.
The bill. IS passed. provides for the appoint
tton Of $3.50 8 month, travelling expenses and
board bills, with power to examine sll books,
papers and methods Of railroad companies:
requires the commissioners to report as to the
extension Of time for the performance Of the oh
hgations OF the companies to the United States,
extension Il appropria.es 100000 for The
investigation, and authorizes the president, II
deemed necessary by him, TO redeem or other
wise clear OF all prior liens. mortgages OK other
membranes by paying out OF the treasury
the sums due thereon, or which the government
shall be snbregated to all the rights Of the first
treasury as security for the indebtedness Of the
company's may be invested in the subsidy
bonds or in the first mortgage bonds OF the COM
panles.,
The committee on Indian affairsof the SEN
ate to-day reported back, with favorable
recommendation, Senator sabin's bill pro-
yiding for the Improvement OF small streams
on Indian reservations, to assist in log driv-
ing: The terms of the bill are:
The secretary OF the interior is authorized to
permit persons engaged In cutting logs on small
streams flowing through reservations to make
such necessary improvements In clearing out
rocks or building dams as may be required to
HOOD the logs over rapids and shallow places.
provided that no timber shall be cut or injury
done to property on the reservation. and that
the approval of the agent in charge OF the res
ervation shall be first obtained.
The resolution of Mr.. Van Wyck, proposing
Of senators By direct vote OF the people, was
taken up, and Mr.. Van Wyck spoke in favor
OF it
THE LOWER BRANCH
The conference report on the retaliation
bills was agreed to, and Messrs Belmont
Rlce and Clements were appointed corferrees
Motion to suspend tho rules and pass the
senate bill providing for agricultural expert
mental stations was agreed to by vote Of
l52 to IL. The conference report on in
valid pension appropriation bills was
agreed to- The only points of difference
were were IN regard to the provisions for the
bill appropriates $4,000 for the rent Of
| such offices, and requires the secretary of
the treasury to Furnish quarters in public
buildings for the occupancy Of pension
! agencies when possible The house went
into committee of the whole on the naval
| appropriation bill. The pending amendment,
| appropriating $12, 900 for the repair of the
| naval war college building on Coasters
island. was rejecCed-S3 to SO. Mr.. Bou-
! telle moved to strike out the paragraph ap-
proprlating 81 .OOO, 600 for the construction
Of two timber dry docks, 70 be located at
such navy yard as this secretary Of the navy
! may indicate.
he criticised the provision for its failure to
indicate where they should be located. 1t was
| Of the secretary, which may be exercised accord
| ing to the exieencies Of political election.
The motion was lost The committee
adopted an amendment appropriating 5000,
| 600 tar repairs to the Hartford, kearsarge.
| Trenton, Swatara. Thetis Nepsic, Richmond
| and Enterprise. c. II Page recently elected
representative from theA Second congress
siOnal district of Rhode Island, took the
oath Of Office
| The consular and diplomatic bill was con-
sidered. Mr. Platt inquired Of Mr. Allison
whether the estimates OF the state departm snt
| were larger than the amount the house had
appropriated; and if 40 whether he (Mr. Al
lison) regarded the estimates as extravaganza
! Mr. Allison replied that they were extra "
agant as compared with the appropriations
OF the last few years, and as compared with
| the recommendations Of former secrerar ries
of state. long discussion ensued. The
| Republicans charged that the house had cut
down the estimates of the state department,
without regard to the 1equlrements of the
service, and that when the senate made the
necessary appropriations, it would be
charged with extravaganza in increasing the
| appropriations made by Democratic house
| Mr.. Salisbury defended the house. and com.
mended it and the president for saving large
amounts for the country Mr. Plumb crit
I
ing unfit appointments, but said:
He was not unmindful of ths fact that the
president had difficulty in getting competent
officials in the Democ attic party, and had con
seqnently left many Republicans IN office. H.
| ridiculed the American minister at London, anC
his predecessor, Mr.. Lowell, he said was prnudel
Of being citizen Of the republic Of letters thar
OF the re:sablic OF the United States. Until
| some American snterprise was got into the
| consular and diplomatic service it was just as
we'll TO leave 1t in its present rut II not q dis
peope + dne
Mr. Morrill, defended Mr.. Phelps The
amendments reported by the committee on
appropriations were all adopted (with some
others) and the bill passed. The agricult.
some amendments>. Messages were pres.
ented from the president vetoing pension
bills for Anna Wright and Sarah Hamilton
The bill appropriating $40, 900 for the com
pletion OF the monument to Mary, the
mother OF Washington, at Fredericksburg
Va, passed Mr.. Dawes presented the con
ference report on the Indian appropriation
bill. Agreed to. The senate bill to reim
burse the depositors of the Freedman's Say.
ings and Trust company was amended ant
passed-26 to 6.
ing from turret to foundation stone
|. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
Mr. Bragg presented the conference report
on the bill for the location and erebtlon of
branch soldiers home west Of the Rocky
mountains The house went into commit
tee Of the whole on the naval appropriation
bill. Mr.. Sayers offered an amendment ap
propriating So, 47O, 900 for the construction
of two swift. double bottomed steel cruisers
each of about 1000 tons displacement, O.
the type Of the Newark, except boilers ant
machinery; fou- Of about l. 700 tons dis
placement, of the type of Gunboat No. l
and one swift torpedo boat; said vessels tt
cost altogether. exclusive of armament, no.
| more than x4,S5OlOOO, Mr. Thomas mOve(
to amend the amendment by providing:
| The vessels shall be built under contract ant
as nearly as may be in compliance with the pro-
Agreed to. As thus amended the amend
ment was adopted-l34 to 80. On a point
of order raised by Mr.. Randall, the last par
graph of the bill authorizin the transfer o
material from one bureau Of the navy de-
! partment to smother was stricken from
the bill. The committee rose and reported
the bill 10 the house The house reafirmed-
151 to 1.-THE action OF the committee il
adopting SayerS' amendment, and the bill
passed Recess until O'clock.
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. DISAPPOINTED BY LOWELL g..
CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-Janes Russell Lowell ws
4 greeted 1T Central Music hall this afternoon BY
brilliant audience. assembled TO hear him delive
an address on American Politics" Every sea
| in the hall was taken long before the time Mr.
| League club, Gen. George W. Smith introducin,
: Mr. Lowell, explained that the address was th
| f1rst nf an annual series under the auspices O
the club the idea bein3 to inass pnrate 1ossi